CDI Locations

CDI Midwest

Co-Directors: Christopher Merrett and Kristin Terry
Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455

Phone: 309.298.2767
Email: iira@wiu.edu

2026 Training Dates:
August 10-13
Abraham Lincoln Hotel
701 E. Adams Street
Springfield, IL 62701

2026 PCED Exam Dates:
August 13
Abraham Lincoln Hotel
701 E. Adams Street
Springfield, IL 62701

CDI West

Director: Jerry Miller
Idaho Commerce
700 West State Street, Boise, ID 83702

Email: jerry.miller@commerce.idaho.gov
Phone: 208.287.0780

2026 Training Dates:
July 20-24
The Riverside Hotel
2900 W. Chinden Boulevard
Garden City, ID 83714

2026 PCED Exam Dates:
March 18
Idaho Department of Commerce
700 W. State Street
Boise, ID 83702

CDI Texas

Director: Kay Fitzsimons
Lone Star College
5000 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77381

Email: Kay.L.Fitzsimons@lonestar.edu
Phone: 832.813.6623

2026 Training Dates:

March 2-5
Lone Start Community Building
Lone Star College-System Office The Woodlands
5000 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77381

2026 PCED Exam Date:
March 6 (9:30 a.m. CST)
Lone Star Community Building
Lone Star College-System Office The Woodlands
5000 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77381

CDI Southeast

Director: Mary Patterson, CPA, SHRM-CP, PCED
Teaching Innovation and Digital Education
The University of Alabama
Box 870388
3304 University Hall
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Email: mepatterson1@ua.edu
Phone: 205.348.7049

2026 Training Dates:
June 8-11
Bryant Conference Center
The University of Alabama
240 Paul W. Bryant Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

2026 PCED Exam Date:
June 12
Bryant Conference Center
The University of Alabama
240 Paul W. Bryant Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

CDI Central

Director: Shelby Fiegel
University of Central Arkansas
201 Donaghey Avenue
Brewer-Hegeman 102
Conway, AR 72035

Email: sfiegel@uca.edu
Phone: 501.450.5269

2026 Training Dates:
July 27-31
Brewer Hegeman Conference Center
University of Central Arkansas
201 Donaghey Avenue
Conway, AR 72035

2026 PCED Exam Dates:
April 21
July 31
October 22
Brewer Hegeman Conference Center
201 Donaghey Avenue
Conway, AR 72035

CDI Louisiana

Co-Directors: Jessica Hemingway, PCED and Lisa Johnson
Bossier Chamber of Commerce
710 Benton Road
Bossier City, LA 71111

Email: cdila@bossierchamber.com
Phone: 318.746.0252

2025 Training Dates:
February 24-27 (Year 1)
June 8-11 (Year 2)
September 28-October 1 (Year 3)
Louisiana Tech Academic Success Center
Bossier Parish Community College
6220 E. Texas Street, Building H
Bossier City, LA 71111

2026 PCED Exam Date:
October 2 (10 a.m. CST)
Louisiana Tech Academic Success Center
Bossier Parish Community College
6220 E. Texas Street, Building H
Bossier City, LA 71111

CDI Mid-Atlantic

Director: Roger Hesketh
University of Delaware
Biden School of Public Policy & Administration
100 W. 10th Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

Email: rogergh@udel.edu
Phone: 302.573.4422

2026 Training Dates:
March 23-26
Community Education Building
1200 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

2026 PCED Date:
May 22
Community Service Building
1200 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801